Book one of the New York Times-bestselling All Souls trilogy—“a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People). Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. Season 2 premieres January 9, 2021! Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight … sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar’s depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life.
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One of my all time favorite books. I’ve read the series 4 times, each time I pick up something new. It never bores!
Took a few chapters before it stopped feeling like Twilight for adults, but the actual history kept me going.
Absolutely Brilliant! Best series I have ever read!
It was a little slow and drawn out
a great trio of books. I also have her book on science in the middle ages. Very informative.
She just sucked me right into the story and the characters are fantastic. Loved this book so much, I read the next two. Now I have to wait until September for the next in the series.
The beginning of a fantastic series!
The whole series is well written. The characters and settings are well written and developed. You will get pulled in and you will not want ot leave.
One of my favorite trilogies. I’m listening to all three for the third time. It’s like catching up with old friends.
Great writer; very creative story. Excellent character definition. Story line kept you interested so you wanted to know what was going to happen next.
I really loved this book. I’m a nut for anything witchy or with vampires and this has both! Loved the characters! This is the first of a trilogy, however, and I tried the second one and was very disappointed.
I loved this book!
I couldn’t put it down!
You wont put it down. Trilogy
Who knew wishes, vampires and daemons can be so much fun.
I couldn’t put it down and was so excited to find out it was a trilogy!!!
While a lot of people liked this book, I found the story wandered too much, there were too many conveniences, and the romance wasn’t romantic enough for me. It has potential, but didn’t live up to it in my opinion.
I definitely enjoyed this book. I will get the others in the series. I want to know what happens to the characters.
LOVE all three books! It has everyting – action, fantasy and romance. Well written!
Intriguing idea. I’m looking forward to the next one.